Two Lanarkshire MPs charged Amazon Prime subscriptions to taxpayer during past 18 months

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Two Lanarkshire MPs are among a number of elected officials found to have charged their Amazon Prime subscriptions to the taxpayer during the past 18 months.Steven Bonnar, SNP MP for Coatbridge, Bellshill & Chryston, and Angela Crawley, represents Lanark and Hamilton East as SNP MP, have claimed payments for the service back on expenses.The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA), which handles MPs’ expense claims, has previously stated Prime subscriptions can be within the rules, but “the MP will need to justify that the subscription is primarily used for parliamentary purposes at the time they submit the claim”.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Mr Bonnar submitted a claim for £7.99, listed as “Amazon Prime,” telling Lanarkshire Live's sister paper the Sunday Mirror it was a one-off purchase of stationery, not a subscription charge, and that the value was a coincidence.

Ms Crawley refused to comment when approached by Glasgow Live about multiple Amazon Prime claims. A one-off payment of £18.50 for NOW TV was also claimed back.Tory leadership hopeful Liz Truss is one of at least seven MPs to charge her Amazon Prime subscription to the taxpayer.Three more Tory MPs - Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan, James Gray and Vicky Ford - have also claimed back payments for the subscription